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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: subtext

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A coyly racist comment like that is just the thing FOX News lost w/ the genius of subtle racist subtext, Tucker Carlson.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/217761

For years, queer scholars and moviegoers have picked up on the subtext hidden in the relationship between Brandon and Phillip.

Source: https://collider.com/alfred-hitchcock-rope-movie-intense-scene/

Instead, like many budding LGBTQ cinephiles in the suburbs before the advent of streaming, he clung to a handful of readily available titles that could pass for mainstream while sustaining a queer subtext.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-12-20/andrew-haigh-all-of-us-strangers-looking-weekend

Randall Park makes the most of his screen time as Doctor Shin, and gets more of an arc with supporting subtext to walk him through his evolving perspective than anyone else in the film.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2023/12/23/review-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-is-good-but-not-great-dceu-sendoff/

Resplendent in red and black, she resembled a humanoid Lindor chocolate truffle — and though her warning was diluted by the usual impenetrable jargon, the subtext was sufficiently clear and dramatic.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/christine-lagarde-profile-european-central-bank/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

That question was the subtext of two days of public hearings this week by the NSW Independent Planning Commission over a proposal to change the regulations around short-term rental accommodation.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/25/battle-for-byrons-soul-the-debate-over-holiday-rentals-in-the-nsw-coastal-town-is-an-existential-one

The subject is violent crime in that borough, but there’s a subtext.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/nyregion/new-york-today-judiciary-committee-alvin-bragg.html

The subtext seems to be “we would trade him for a 2023 draft pick and a second hand dog biscuit”.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/19/chris-grier-teams-have-called-about-cedrick-wilson/

The subtext there is obvious, isn’t it, Avril?

Source: https://perezhilton.com/mod-sun-concert-tyga-chant-video-avril-lavigne-breakup/

This subtext gave the fourth film an intriguing edge, but the fact it underdelivered on the elements audiences wanted (i.e. the action and expansion of series lore) is what left many cold.

Source: https://screenrant.com/john-wick-5-keanu-reeves-return-dead-matrix-resurrections/

We agree, in so many words, Iger's subtext suggests: Who would want the Disney's mess of the moment at any price?

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4634183-disney-continued-scuffling-around-verticals-signals-sell?source=feed_all_articles

While real subtext certainly exists in action films before such as the appearance of actual political discourse in this kind of film was generally unheard of.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-4-the-voyage-home-save-the-whales-message/